Benjamin Cherlin

Father Mother Spouse Children Sources File Dates
Leib (Louis; Loeb) Cherlin Sarah Reize Bessie Sophie (Sandra)
Norman
Irene
Morton (Martin)
1930, 1940 U.S. Census
nNYC Grooms Index
NYX Marriage records online
(via Stew Cherlin)
2003; ed. 2023

Benjamin
Signature Draft Card
WW I
Marriage Record
Draft Card
WW II
Marriage record

Biographical information:

Born January 16, 1896 (Lutsk). Died August 1977 (Long Beach, NY)

Immigrated to U.S. via Germany prior to World War I with his brother Johann.

Arrived at Ellis Island December 26, 1912, from Dover, England, on the Lapland, with Johann (pp. 1086-7, line 20).

Married Nov. 24, 1917, age 21 (as of Jan. 1917), residing 294 Lorimer St., Brooklyn and married there. Name given as Benny, father's name as Loeb, mother's as Sarah Trevitch.

Address: 849 45th St, Brooklyn. Occupation: painter (census).

Social Scurity (SS-4 form)

Applied March 11, 1952. Address 182 East 59th St, Brooklyn 3, NY. Self-employed. Used no middle name. Mother's name given as Sarah Rose Treibitz. Place of birth given as Russia.

Social Security Number 070-28-4860.

Father's name given as Louis in 1936 on his brother's social security application.

Census

Surname Given
name
Age Sex Profession Nation Ethnicity Residence Destination Passage
paid by
$50? Previous visit Host Relative in Europe
Cherlin Berl 17 m painter Russian Hebrew Lutczk, Russia Brooklyn sister $10 no Sister Mindel Cherlin
108 McKiben St. Brooklyn, NY
father Leb Cherlin
Lutczk, Russia

1940 Census (182 E. 59th St, Brooklyn):

Name Relationship Sex Color/race Age Married? School since
March 1, 1940?
Highest Grade Birthplace Citizenship? Residence
April 1, 1935
At work (non-emergency)?
March 24-30
WPA etc.?March 24-30 Seeking work? Job, business? Housework, School, Unable, Other? Hours worked
March 24-30, 1940
Unemployment (weeks)
to March 30, 1940
Occupation Industry Class Weeks worked
1939
Income 1939 Manual?

Census Form